People gathered on rooftops to enjoy flying kites for the first time in years, celebrating the spring festival of Basant. The activity had been banned due to injuries and deaths during past celebrations.
A massive star 2.5 million light-years away simply vanished — and astronomers now know why. Instead of exploding in a supernova, it quietly collapsed into a black hole, shedding its outer layers in a slow-motion cosmic fade-out. The leftover debris continues …
The Trump administration is urging other nations to press a tiny Pacific island country to withdraw a United Nations draft resolution supporting strong action to prevent climate change, including reparations for damage caused by any nation that fails to take …
Anthony Edwards led Team Stars to a victory in the revamped NBA All-Star Game, earning MVP honors after a refreshingly competitive display by the stars involved.
Kansas State on Sunday fired Jerome Tang, deciding to part ways with a basketball coach whose tenure began with enormous promise and ended with fans wearing bags on their heads.
Food writer Michael Pollan, who has written about the health risks of highly processed foods for decades, shared his advice for eating healthier and avoiding ultraprocessed foods with 60 Minutes correspondent Bill Whitaker.
Peter Magyar's opposition Tisza party is pledging to combat corruption in one of the European Union's poorest countries and reverse Budapest's pivot towards Russia.
Looks like we won't be getting a "Selling Sunset" baby any time soon ... Jason Oppenheim and girlfriend Jessica Vargas have called it quits ... TMZ has confirmed.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver conceded Saturday that the league is still struggling for solutions to punish teams that lose intentionally for long-term gain — the hated practice of “tanking.”
A star-studded stink bomb lands in Berlin: ‘Rosebush Pruning,’ starring Callum Turner, Riley Keough, and Elle Fanning, somehow makes its madness boring.
The idea of taking more than a two-week vacation from work to recover from burnout or rethink life is slowly gaining supporters in the United States. Extended career breaks go by many names. Mini-sabbaticals. Adult gap years. Micro-retirement. They may involv…
As Hakeem Jeffries sits in the minority of a GOP-controlled Washington, he is still haunted by a Republican gerrymandering gambit that he believes cost him the speaker’s gavel — and cost his party control of the House.
Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna was on shift in Minneapolis on a Wednesday evening last month, making deliveries as a DoorDash driver, when he realized he was being followed by ICE agents, his attorney said.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasised the enduring bond between America and Europe, by declaring that US will always be a child of Europe. He highlighted the vital importance of the trans-Atlantic alliance, cautioning against the complacency that eme…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how scientists understand proteins—these are working molecules that drive nearly every process in the human body, from cell growth and immune defense to digestion and cell signaling. At NUS, researchers are harness…
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi's Valentine's Day/Presidents Day came in slightly behind expectations in North America but ultimately was able to declare victory ahead of 'GOAT,' which still had plenty to celebrate in opening to $35 million domestically.
The NAACP and allied groups are asking a judge to limit how the federal government uses voter data seized in an FBI raid near Atlanta. In a motion filed late Sunday, they asked the judge to bar any use beyond the stated criminal investigation. They also asked…
A dangerous storm is slamming California with life-threatening flash floods, mudslides, and up to 8 feet of Sierra snow. Stay informed with real-time radar, Los Angeles evacuation warnings, and major travel disruptions across the Golden State.
Nancy Guthrie was taken from her home in Tucson, Arizona, more than two weeks ago and remains missing. Authorities have yet to publicly name any suspects or persons of interest.
As the Trump administration has sued 25 mostly-Democratic state election chiefs for their voter rolls, it has also encountered quieter resistance from Republican officials who have balked at the Justice Department’s demands for confidential voter registratio…
A Georgia Tech researcher is turning flickering light and sound into a new tool in the fight against Alzheimer’s, using rhythmic sensory stimulation to “tune” brain waves, boost memory, and potentially slow the disease’s progression. Her hope is that this non…
An Islamist party has become Bangladesh's main opposition for the first time in the country's history, challenging the old dynastic political system despite persistent concerns among critics about the party's policies on women.
Is America still a democracy? Scholars tell NPR that after the last year under President Trump, the country has slid closer to autocracy or may already be there.
The battle over the truth behind Renee Nicole Good's shooting persists after the federal government refused to cooperate with state and local authorities to investigate its own shooting by a federal agent. She's not the only one. The feds also tried to take o…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX and wholly owned subsidiary xAI are competing in a secretive new Pentagon contest to produce voice-controlled, autonomous drone swarming technology, according to people familiar with the matter.
Feb. 16, 2026 Smithfield Foods Inc. is leaving its 117-year-old location for an estimated $1.3 billion new plant being planned on 200 acres in northwest Sioux Falls. “We reached a point where we would have to either
When Howard Silverblatt first started working on Wall Street, the S&P 500 was at 99.77 points. The week before he retired, the benchmark index was up by 70 times that, to 7,000.
Atlantic Station residents say store closures, including Publix, highlight how little influence they have in decisions at the privately owned development.
Anthropic PBC is embedding its marquee AI coding agent within prominent Indian firms including its flag carrier and an outsourcing giant, aiming to quicken artificial intelligence adoption across the world’s most populous nation.